noun / verb / adjective / adverb
piggyback
PIG-ee-bak/pˈɪɡibˌæk/
Being carried on someone's or something's back.
The woman rides piggyback while the man supports her thighs.
Etymology
Piggyback probably reshaped pickapack, an expression for carrying something like a pack on the shoulders. That carrying image also fits the broader use of one thing to support another.
In context
instead they grow piggyback on other plants in biological terms these plants are called epiphytes they get their nourishment from the host plants
More examples
- He gives his tired son a piggyback ride.
- She asks her older brother for a piggyback.
- I piggyback my daughter across the muddy path.
Forms
piggyback · piggybacks · piggybacked · piggybacking
Similar words
- carry
- Carry does not specify support on the back.